ASCETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ASCETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASCETIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASCETIC is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASCETIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
asceticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASCETIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ASCETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does ASCETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Living with strict self-denial, often for religious reasons.
An ascetic life avoids luxury, comfort and pleasures in favour of discipline. As a noun, an ascetic is a person such as a hermit or monk who lives this way.
How ASCETIC is used
Ascetic is used for people, habits and surroundings that are plain and severe.
- The monk led an ascetic life in the mountains.
- Her room was ascetic, with a bed and a single chair.
- The ascetic gave away all his possessions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASCETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASCETIC
The 7 tiles of ASCETIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ASCETIC
5 longer words begin with ASCETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ASCETIC
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Common questions about ASCETIC
- Is ASCETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASCETIC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASCETIC worth?
- ASCETIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASCETIC mean?
- Living with strict self-denial, often for religious reasons.
- What letters can be added to ASCETIC?
- ASCETIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ASCETIC:
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